tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-91198725269842468562014-10-05T00:37:43.080-07:003 peas and meQueen Peahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07025372240987033148noreply@blogger.comBlogger70125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9119872526984246856.post-74394009724195629572010-06-20T11:59:00.000-07:002011-11-14T19:59:52.001-08:00much needed help<div style="text-align: center;">i got some much needed help yesterday<br />saturday<br /><br />i took my children to a friends house<br />and dropped them off.<br /><br />that's not something i do<br />even when they offer<br /><br />i think 'these are my children,<br />if i can't handle them, what am i doing?'<br /><br />so usually she'll show up at my house<br />and lock me in my room<br />while she entertains my children<br /><br />but i needed a few hours<br />and i used them up!<br /><br />i cleaned my house!<br />folded 10 loads of laundry<br />took two tests<br />dusted<br />vacuumed<br />&amp; wrangled the cat back home.<br /><br />thank you<br /><br />and since i'm doing this<br />with an infant on my lap<br />and i've forgotten how to html,<br />nor do i have the time to look it up<br />here she is<br /><br /><a href="http://http//bdcbathandbody.blogspot.com/">http://bdcbathandbody.blogspot.com/</a></div>Queen Peahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07025372240987033148noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9119872526984246856.post-39912971989478828692010-06-17T05:46:00.000-07:002010-06-17T05:59:30.042-07:00my visions . . .<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 102);">. . . i have visions . . .<br /><br />it's true<br />visions of sitting<br />enjoying a hot cup of coffee<br />with a quiet background<br /><br />i even go as far as setting my alarm<br />for 5:30<br />of course the baby decides<br />to wake at 5:20<br />no joke<br /><br />so i accept this is the way it will be<br />children screaming,<br />bickering,<br />tattling;<br />all before 6:30<br /><br />while i try with the grace of God<br />to make my coffee<br />taking deep breaths<br />trying hard not to start screaming,<br />crying,<br />or putting them in daycare<br />for no reason.<br /></span></div>Queen Peahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07025372240987033148noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9119872526984246856.post-87854968349558229392010-06-11T12:50:00.000-07:002010-06-11T13:05:05.818-07:00back to it<div style="text-align: center; color: rgb(51, 102, 255);">two weeks in new york<br />visiting the fam does a body good<br />now i'm home and time to get back to it<br />the children have been gone<br /> visiting their father for two weeks now<br /><br />I GET THE BABY BACK TOMORROW!!<br /><br />that is so hard,<br />she's 18 months and already been without me for two weeks<br />sometimes i wonder if it's as hard on her as i think it is<br /><br />they are so strong<br />stronger than we imagine<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255);">i just hope they feel t</span><span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255);">he love i feel for them everyday </span><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_7NuH0pOsUo0/TBKWGfNGaEI/AAAAAAAABWY/0cwPnIJHb64/s1600/DSCN1577.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 286px; height: 214px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_7NuH0pOsUo0/TBKWGfNGaEI/AAAAAAAABWY/0cwPnIJHb64/s320/DSCN1577.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5481608734663141442" border="0" /></a><br /></div>Queen Peahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07025372240987033148noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9119872526984246856.post-75569746136106945582010-06-04T12:44:00.000-07:002010-06-04T13:01:18.079-07:00drowning . . .<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255);font-size:100%;" >isn't it amazing how fast time flies?<br /> i haven't written since the first of april!<br />between school and kids,<br />not much else has gotten done the past 9 weeks.<br /></span><span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255);font-size:100%;" ><br />i took my 3 to the beach last week, after school.<br />i'm glad i did. oil is starting to show up on our beaches<br />what a sad thing to see.<br /></span><span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255);font-size:100%;" ><br />i got myself a camera<br />finally<br />i've had it for about two weeks<br />needed one for kindergarten graduation<br />playing with it<br />trying to figure if i like it<br />making sure it will do what i need, er... want.<br />so far so good<br /><br />so i have a week and a half off until next semester starts,<br />and i will be catching up on some knitting. oh, and house cleaning.</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255);"> </span><span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255);font-size:78%;" >darn</span><br /></div>Queen Peahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07025372240987033148noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9119872526984246856.post-56751340746874645532010-04-04T14:50:00.001-07:002010-04-04T14:58:40.913-07:00thought for the day<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: rgb(102, 0, 204);">i know, i owe a lot of thoughts</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(102, 0, 204);">i've been a little busy.</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(102, 0, 204);">a lot busy</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(102, 0, 204);">i moved.</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(102, 0, 204);"> not far, but the new place got a new room</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(102, 0, 204);">had to be painted top to bottom</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(102, 0, 204);">that was about a month ago</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(102, 0, 204);">and we are still in boxes. </span><br /><span style="color: rgb(102, 0, 204);">my room looks like a tornado hit</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(102, 0, 204);">i've started school</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(102, 0, 204);">online courses with a community college</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(102, 0, 204);">i'm starting my fourth week</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(102, 0, 204);">medical terminology and medical law and ethics</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(102, 0, 204);">managed to bring a b to an a</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(102, 0, 204);">that was kind of cool</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(102, 0, 204);">no, i'm not trying to become a doctor,</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(102, 0, 204);">or a lawyer.</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(102, 0, 204);">thinking medical transcriptionist</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(102, 0, 204);">or pharmacy tech</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(102, 0, 204);">my camera died</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(102, 0, 204);">i cried</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(102, 0, 204);">so i've been taking pics with my phone.</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(102, 0, 204);">now i need to find my micro sd card reader</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(102, 0, 204);">where's that box?</span><br /><br /><br /></div>Queen Peahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07025372240987033148noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9119872526984246856.post-88608201191226478272010-02-22T22:18:00.000-08:002010-02-22T22:27:07.754-08:00hmmm,<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: rgb(102, 0, 204);">ok, ok, so here it is<br />monday<br />what a day<br /><br />wow, what a weekend<br />it has been crazy<br />we had a yard sale sat.<br /><br />i did not do as well as i would have liked to<br />but everyone else in my family did<br />and they were the reason for the sale<br /><br />so monday came and is gone.<br />20 minutes gone to be exact. <br />all the babies are sleeping<br />do you hear that?<br /><br />neither do i<br /><br />it's a nice feeling<br />when your kids are all sleeping soundly<br />you are careful not to make a sound<br /><br />but sometimes i find myself<br />wanting to sneak in and cuddle with them.<br />they are so sweet.<br />i need to remind myself that they won't be sweet forever<br /><br /><br /><br /></span></div>Queen Peahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07025372240987033148noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9119872526984246856.post-12180728456433509392010-02-16T09:56:00.000-08:002010-02-16T10:16:58.959-08:00mindless chatter of a sahm<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0);">i may be loosing my mind.<br />baby has been teething, that's always fun<br />it's her molar. the third one, so it's been a fun few weeks<br /><br />my parents are in town, have been for two weeks.<br />they are packing up all their stuff, selling the rest.<br />let me back up. i live in their home, with my three girls<br />they live in new york. have been for almost a year.<br />well, they are moving permanently and leasing their house<br />the one i live in with my three girls.<br /><br />now that the baby is older, i feel comfortable getting a job.<br />now that i am homeless i need a job<br />daycare costs will be about 500 a month<br />i can't find a job<br /><br />my camera is crap<br />well, it's 2 years old<br />so it's time for a new one regardless,<br />too bad i don't have a job, therefore no mula to buy a camera<br /><br />yesterday was a sad day<br />a day i want to forget<br />i tried, but failed<br />. . . one day . . . <br /><br />i started knitting<br />i finished a scarf for my 15 month old nephew<br />♥ i hope it will keep him warm ♥<br /><br />i am going to start ghostwriting for a blog<br /><a href="http://outoftheboxsampler.blogspot.com/">out of the box sampler</a><br />should be fun, come check it out, follow, comment<br />i'm looking forward to the experience<br /><br />well, i need to clean the kitchen while the baby sleeps<br />i maybe have 15 minutes left of this nap, sigh<br />thanks for listening...<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></span></div>Queen Peahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07025372240987033148noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9119872526984246856.post-83582096240841704732010-02-14T09:35:00.000-08:002010-02-16T09:56:34.375-08:00No. 17 giveawayWow! beautiful work. come on over and enter to win!! or don't and let me have a greater chance. (evil laugh) ♥<br /><br />http://number17cherrytreelane.blogspot.com/Queen Peahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07025372240987033148noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9119872526984246856.post-62034918122427632262010-01-31T12:48:00.000-08:002010-01-31T13:39:51.993-08:00FREE WM GIFT CARD!!ok, so to enter go to <a href="http://www.commonsensewithmoney.com/">http://www.commonsensewithmoney.com/</a> and follow directions. contest closes feb 3 at 5pm cst.Queen Peahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07025372240987033148noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9119872526984246856.post-90473716659735042802010-01-27T13:12:00.000-08:002010-01-27T13:19:41.428-08:00Found my answer!baby's trying to get sick and has been sleeping in my arms all day :( so i have been surfing <br /><br />it's called 'section 103'<br /><a href="http://www.cpsc.gov/about/cpsia/faq/103faq.html#hangtags">cpsia faqs here</a>Queen Peahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07025372240987033148noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9119872526984246856.post-7123587789943762332010-01-27T07:50:00.000-08:002010-01-27T07:55:01.741-08:00is tagging that important?<span style="font-size:100%;">i have about 15 dresses made. i have my etsy shop up and running with the key chain fobs / wristlets, whatever you'd like to call them. wondering if i need to label my dresses!! with a name label or material label. is it important to the consumer? is it important to uncle sam? i've read a little about codes and such, and wondering if i need to tag them or can i put the information in the description or add a card in with each purchase?<br /><br /> sigh, i hope it is a simple answer. please be a simple answer!!<br /></span>Queen Peahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07025372240987033148noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9119872526984246856.post-26254335312042480922010-01-22T05:47:00.000-08:002010-01-22T06:04:06.515-08:00listless<div style="text-align: center;">this is me. <br />dormant. <br />motionless.<br /> drifting about as the world turns around me. <br />so many things happening.<br /> things i cannot control.<br /> just sitting back waiting for the waters to settle,<br /> so i can reevaluate goals, dreams. <br />trying to become the mother i dreamed i would be. <br />the mother i want to be.<br /> praying for my little ones. <br />praying that they are doing more than thriving through this time in our life.<br /> knowing that God promises it will be okay.<br /> that His hand is not short.<br /></div>Queen Peahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07025372240987033148noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9119872526984246856.post-26586613704115173612010-01-04T05:04:00.000-08:002010-01-04T05:08:10.744-08:00school starts back tomorrowoh how sweet it will be to get back on a schedule!! i crave structure. without it, i can't think straight. oh and this year is going to be a great year. i can see it now. ahhh, but today is the first, and last day, of winter break that i actually have my big girls home with me. so i will say goodbye for now, and until tomorrow.Queen Peahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07025372240987033148noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9119872526984246856.post-88150899190967768062009-12-23T20:18:00.000-08:002009-12-23T20:29:14.443-08:00home at last!!i can not believe i have been gone for over two weeks!! how great it is to be home. yes, my grandfather passed away on the 7<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">th</span>. quite unexpected. my grandmother is in a nursing home and my biological mother was estranged. but all is well now. i guess, as well as can be. i love dysfunction, don't you? <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">lol</span><br /><br />also, a little something that has been going on in my life, my ex had filed for custody. a logical reason my posts for the last month or so have been so blah. a little emotionless. well, we had court <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">monday</span> the 21st. WE WON!! my daughter is <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">soooo</span> relieved. the first thing she asked when i picked her up afterward was who had won. i didn't even think she knew we were headed to court. so perceptive. i wanted to cry when she smiled, sighed and said 'good'. <br /><br />so i have two weeks with one child. what will i do? i know exactly what i will do. i am going to dump their toy boxes out and clear out all the junk. same with their dressers, and book shelves, and . . . you get the idea. <br /><br />while i was gone my father got me a camera. well, he got it on his best buy card and i will have to make the payments. it's a bit too much camera for me. we will probably go tomorrow and see what i can do about that. their is a feature i do not like. not sure how to explain it. when taking a pic, the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">lcd</span> does not show the view. you have to look through the view finder. we'll see what can be done about that. alright, well, i am exhausted. headed to find my pillow, ;) chit chat with you later.Queen Peahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07025372240987033148noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9119872526984246856.post-49847109422537320602009-12-09T21:55:00.000-08:002009-12-09T22:15:00.827-08:00parting is such sorrowi have been missing, yes i know. my grandfather passed away in the early<br /><br />morning hours of monday . the baby and i got on earliest flight to arkansas . it has been three whirlwind days. my grandmother is a real trooper. i am so proud of her.<br /><br />well friends, i am trying to blog using my father'touchpad phone and i'm getting a headache. so ttfnQueen Peahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07025372240987033148noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9119872526984246856.post-5515721204470626122009-12-03T10:01:00.000-08:002009-12-03T10:08:32.233-08:00time to get busyi've been busy taking pics of the bandana dresses i've been making. decided to make matching hairbows. hair bows? hmm, . . . click on my flickr badge on the right. i think it will take you to my photo stream. (still figuring this whole virtual world out) <br /><br />posted a new item on my etsy shop. not too exciting over there. working on it. <br />working on these <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/my3andme">keychain things</a>. let me know what you think! i'm thinking about doing them in team colors or school colors. i just had an epiphany. lightning just struck my brain. SCHOOL FUNDRAISER ITEM!! my daughter's fourth grade class is trying to raise money to help with a big field trip this next spring. ok, i gotta go email the teacher. hee heeQueen Peahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07025372240987033148noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9119872526984246856.post-49179911906076765832009-11-29T19:40:00.000-08:002009-11-29T19:42:34.168-08:00whirlwind weekendaaaah, yes, that's me sighing relief. we are all home. no one is sick. the girls are in bed asleep and i am headed that way. feels good.<br />baby is walking everywhere so i haven't a lot of time to sit and blog. they grow so fast. :( sniff. too too fast.Queen Peahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07025372240987033148noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9119872526984246856.post-41051365724190631482009-11-26T20:04:00.000-08:002009-11-26T20:16:27.909-08:00i am alivei know, few actually care, but here i am. what a week!! it is only thursday, well, i guess the week is almost finished. to start with i have had a sick baby. that is nothing new for any of us, i'm sure, but when that baby has a seizure, that is pretty new and scary. and scared i was. i have never really been scared for my children before. they have fallen and busted their lips, fallen on concrete (thanks to daddies letting them fall off tables while camping) but i've taken it all with stride. but when your 12 month old child laying listless in your arms proceeds to jerk, a sense of helplessness comes over you. i don't care who you are. and so here i am, 3 days later to tell you that my child has an ear infection. yes, that's right, a simple ear infection caused her to have a seizure. well, the sudden rise in fever caused the seizure, but non the less. . . she is doing much better now. no fever for 24 hours. <br /><br />a lot more has been happening in my life, but i will not bore you with the details. ok, so you maybe would not be bored, but i will not, WILL NOT, use you as my sounding board. lol<br /><br />i have been busy making bandanna dresses. having lots of fun. hopefully i can get a business started and take care of mine. <br /><br />so, until tomorrow, sleep well, and i hope you have all have a nice day with family.Queen Peahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07025372240987033148noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9119872526984246856.post-79396513501796178372009-11-20T19:07:00.000-08:002009-11-20T19:25:23.107-08:00am i an idiot?i have been looking for a new sewing machine. can't really afford one, but wanted one non the less. well, i thought it may be worth it to take mine in and get it looked at. so i started researching my problem and found a site, forget now, that had a list of possible solutions. she called it the 10 minute something or another. (i feel really bad that i can't link you to her site) so anyway, i did the 10 minute something or another. i changed the needle, re threaded with the presser foot UP and started sewing. i have made three dresses and practiced a hem. all with no skipped stitches!!! i am relieved. excited!! as i write this i wish there was more material to sew!! well, you know what this means. <a href="http://www.joyshope.com/2009/11/scarf-along-week-one.html#links">I CAN JOIN THE SCARF ALONG!!!</a> i just need to get my materials. hee hee heeQueen Peahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07025372240987033148noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9119872526984246856.post-74727640609999433212009-11-20T18:53:00.001-08:002009-11-20T19:07:04.792-08:00what i learned this week is . . .<ul><li>i have become the parent i always promised myself i would not become</li><li>my big girls love each other <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">sooo</span> much</li><li>the baby adores her big sisters</li><li>sometimes it's good not to know where certain family members are</li><li>i DON'T trust putting my <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">children's</span>' names on the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">internet</span> </li><li>my 5 year old is getting too big to be falling asleep in strange places; restaurant booths, the bathtub, my lap, just to name a few</li></ul><p> </p>Queen Peahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07025372240987033148noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9119872526984246856.post-76983233051035694192009-11-19T06:51:00.000-08:002009-11-19T07:19:54.365-08:00I MADE A SALE!!!i am so excited! so it's just for empty baby food jars, but it's a sale. now we'll see if i messed up with shipping. i did last week on ebay, lesson learned. <br /><br />i've got about 20 key chains to get posted on my shop. and a friend is making some baby burp cloths. getting it started!! <br /><br />going to eat lunch with the girls at school today. they are looking forward to that. the kids love seeing the baby. wow, i just typed her name! i need more coffee!Queen Peahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07025372240987033148noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9119872526984246856.post-88582178369599730392009-11-17T13:11:00.001-08:002009-11-17T13:17:08.528-08:00nothing newnothing new to report. how boring my life has become. just sent in my <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">fafsa</span> application. we'll see. now i just need to decide what to take. have a few ideas, just want to make sure that i chose something that will be worth it, allow me to support my little family and something i will enjoy in the long run. decisions decisions. <br /><br />may have found a sewing machine!!! so excited. not anything fancy. found it on <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">craigslist</span>. it's the brother that my local target has but it's about 15 bucks cheaper, still in the box. we'll see if she replies to my email. <br /><br />got a few <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">key chains</span> and barrettes made. can't decide if i should add an iron on monogram or not. trying to get enough made that i can put them up in a local sale fair type thing in <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">jan</span>, or <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">feb</span>. not sure when. eek! better get busy non the less. <br /><br />so how many have checked out the scarf a long? i hope i can get this sewing machine in time so i can catch up. looks fun.Queen Peahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07025372240987033148noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9119872526984246856.post-52344958243888889432009-11-13T20:40:00.001-08:002009-11-13T20:42:32.803-08:00a little hellowell, three persons voted, one being me. someone changed their vote. don't know who that was. <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">hmm</span>? <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">appletini</span>, huh? we'll see what she can do. thank you for all who participated. we'll see what my sister has in store for you. she's still perfecting her wick technique, and when that is finished, she should be up and running. <br />hope you all have a great weekend, and you will hear from me soon.Queen Peahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07025372240987033148noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9119872526984246856.post-47697718171291448972009-11-13T20:04:00.000-08:002009-11-13T20:40:01.750-08:00what i learned this week is . . .<ul><li>i love my children to death, but the week before my cycle is not the best week for school to be out for inclement weather</li><li>one momma + one pre-teen (is 9 pre-teen these days?) means we need a larger water heater. 30 minutes? really?</li><li>even when my children are sick, they should not sleep with me. i am too old to break that habit AGAIN!</li><li>my one year old has an insatiable appetite</li><li>i will never have enough money saved for a sewing machine. i should just go out and buy it!</li><li>my ex-husbands mother had it right all along. the mess will be there after they are grown and gone.</li></ul>Queen Peahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07025372240987033148noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9119872526984246856.post-87127849836498289852009-11-11T20:04:00.001-08:002009-11-11T20:05:49.843-08:00update, in case you carei just learned how to add a widget from my etsy shop to here. not much on my shop, still new to the whole thing, but learning quickly!! :) <br /><br /><br />23 hours to vote!!Queen Peahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07025372240987033148noreply@blogger.com0